European
governments step up repression of anti-austerity activists by Kees HudigA total
ban on protest was imposed in Frankfurt, demonstrations in Greece
were met with police violence, and planned legal reforms in Spain
will significantly diminish the right to protest.

Growing
racism in the EU not just a Member State issue by Marie MartinEthnic
profiling on the basis of security concerns is not new. However,
as the European Commission struggles to get the Anti-Discrimination
directive adopted and the European Union attempts to upgrade
equality standards in all Member States, less attention has been
paid to the growing role ethnic profiling plays in European policymaking.
Still, whether at national or EU level, the logic of targeting
certain communities to better protect ourselves seems
to be gaining ground.

Counter-terrorism,
policy-laundering and the FATF: legalising surveillance,
regulating civil society
by Ben HayesA joint
report by the Transnational Institute and Statewatch concludes
that the Financial Action Task Force is subject to insufficient
democratic control, oversight and accountability and that its
evaluation system serves to restrict the political space in which
NGOs and civil society actors operate. The report calls for urgent
reforms limiting the scope of the FATF and the clarification
of its purpose and intent.

Securitising
maritime transport: shipping merchandise and dealing with stowaways
by Yasha MaccanicoPressure
from international, EU and national measures implemented to counter
illegal migration has led to changes in maritime
transport practices. Shipping companies and ports are motivated
to get rid of stowaways who are becoming pawns in a game managed
on the basis of practical considerations rather than the law.

UK: Nationwide
vigils commemorate deaths in custody by Trevor HemmingsDespite
evidence of institutional and systematic failure and 11 verdicts
of unlawful killing since 1990, no state official has been successfully
prosecuted for a death in custody. On Fathers Day, 17 June
2012, peaceful vigils were held across the UK in remembrance
of those who have died in police detention.

Complex,
technologically fraught and expensive - the problematic
implementation of the Prum Decision by Chris JonesThe
implementation of the Prum Treaty has been beset with technical
and administrative problems with most Member States still unable
to share data. Centralised EU bodies and working groups on information
exchange have been created to speed up the implementation process
and provide coordination and oversight.

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